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As a nonprofit newsroom, Gig Harbor Now depends on people like you! Our donors support fact-based coverage of the issues they care about in Gig Harbor. We are grateful to our individual donors and foundations. Specifically, we acknowledge those contributions of $1,000 or more. If you are interested in becoming a donor, click the donate button below.

Leadership Circle

The Leadership Circle is Gig Harbor Now’s giving program that recognizes those donors who commit to a significant pledge for a minimum of three years or more annually.

Leadership Circle members:

  • Anonymous
  • Steve and Sandy Anderson
  • Brian Buskirk
  • Chuck Carlson
  • Steve and Adrienne Casey
  • Margaret K. Ellis
  • Nancy Elwood
  • Lynda and John Filson
  • Brady Friedrich and Patrick Fojas
  • GMA Research
  • Glein Family Foundation
  • Mary Gorman
  • Tammis and Jeffrey Greene
  • Kurt Grimmer
  • Ed and Anna-sara Grogan
  • Irene Hanley
  • John and Carole Holmaas
  • Laura Inveen and Bill Shaw
  • Al and Sue John
  • Anne and Lee Kilcup
  • Mary and Scott Kolar
  • Deb and Baiya Krishnadasan
  • Jon and Michele Kvinsland
  • Patricia and John Lantz
  • Peter Lantz
  • Jennifer and Shawn McCreight
  • Craig McLaughlin
  • David Martens
  • Meacham Foundation
  • Rick Meeder and Sue Barrett
  • Alex Mohit and Roberta Polk
  • Gayle Peach
  • Wade and Beth Perrow
  • Debra Ross
  • Millie Russell
  • The Schlicher Family
  • Karen Seinfeld
  • Janet and Peter T. Stanley
  • Howard Svigals
  • Allan and Janice Undem
  • Gail and Bill Weyerhaeuser
  • Alexis Wilson

Interested in joining the Leadership Circle? Please complete the Donation Support form on the Contact page or call us at (253) 357-5588

2025 Donors

$20k

  • Fund for Nonprofit News at the Miami Foundation
  • Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
  • Google News Initiative

$15k

  • Norcliffe Foundation

$10k

  • Windows of Hope Foundation

$5k+

  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Bamford Foundation
  • Liz and Stace Gordon
  • Laura Inveen and Bill Shaw
  • Bob and Marilyn Juranich
  • Dave Martens
  • Gail and Bill Weyerhaeuser

$2k +

  • Steve and Sandy Anderson
  • Brian Buskirk
  • Steve and Adrienne Casey
  • Kit Ellis
  • Nancy Elwood
  • Lynda and John Filson
  • Ed Friedrich
  • Glein Family Foundation
  • GMA Research
  • Jon and Michele Kvinsland
  • Chuck and Charli Meacham
  • Rick Meeder
  • Patricia Nelson
  • Gayle Peach
  • Rotary Foundation
  • Marc Ross
  • Nathan and Jessica Schlicher
  • Jeni and Del Woock

$1k+

  • Anonymous
  • Monica Butler and Pete Philley
  • Lance and Marilyn Colyar
  • Etudes Fund
  • Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Foundation
  • Beverly Ash Gilbert
  • Heidi and Steve Giles
  • Mary Gorman
  • Tammis and Geoff Greene
  • Kurt Grimmer
  • Ed and Ana-Sara Grogan
  • Irene Hanley
  • Marco Heidner Foundation
  • John and Carole Holmaas
  • Kandi Horton
  • Sandy Jeter
  • Sue and Al John
  • Paul Kadzik
  • Kenneth Kieffer
  • Mary and Scott Kolar
  • Peter Lantz
  • Jennifer and Shawn McCreight
  • Craig McLaughlin
  • Roberta Polk and Alex Mohit
  • Cindy Reed
  • Debra Ross
  • Charles Rowland
  • Millie and Craig Russell
  • Candace Savage
  • Rhonda Savage
  • Karen Seinfeld
  • Janet and Peter Stanley
  • Janice and Allan Undem
  • Kimberly Wenner
  • Alexis Wilson
  • Derek Young

2024 Donors

$19,000

  • Fund for Nonprofit News at the Miami Foundation

$5,000

  • Anonymous
  • The Bamford Family Foundation
  • Bob and Marilyn Juranich
  • Rotary Club of Gig Harbor

$2,000+

  • John Brooks
  • Karen Coles
  • Steve and Sue Conrad
  • Liz and Stace Gordon

$1,000+

  • Anonymous
  • Thelma Brown
  • Kathleen Cunningham and Ed Friedrich
  • Ann Fessler
  • Beverly Ash Gilbert
  • Sandy Jeter
  • Kenneth Kieffer
  • Judson Morris
  • Patricia Nelson
  • Terry and Rini Ng
  • Candace Savage
  • Uptown Dental, Rhonda Savage
  • Jay and Peachy Smalling
  • Jeff Tregoning
  • Tod and Kristin Undem
  • Derek Young

2023 Donors

$20,000 +

  • Fund for Nonprofit News at the Miami Foundation
  • LION, on behalf of Google News Initiative

$15,000

  • Stearns Family Foundation

$9,000

  • Greater Tacoma Community Foundation

$5,000

  • Anonymous
  • The Anne Hampton Foundation
  • Bob and Marilyn Juranich
  • Jeff and Kate Katke
  • The McCreight Foundation
  • Tom Morris
  • Rotary Club of Gig Harbor

$2,000+

  • Paul Richard and Ann M Horn
  • The Bullitt Foundation
  • The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation

$1,000+

  • Anonymous
  • Salley Anderson
  • Sue Barrett and Rick Meeder
  • Juanita Carbaugh
  • Kathleen Cunningham and Ed Friedrich
  • Nancy Elwood
  • GMA Research
  • Liz and Stace Gordon
  • Sandy Jeter
  • Sue John
  • Kenneth Kieffer
  • Karen McDonell
  • Craig McLaughlin
  • Dave and Tom Morris
  • Candace Savage
  • Uptown Dental

2022 Donors

$30,000+

  • Ben B Cheney Foundation

$15,000+

  • Fund for Nonprofit News at the Miami Foundation
  • Stearns Family Foundation

$5,000+

  • Bob and Marilyn Juranich
  • Rotary Club of Gig Harbor
  • The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation

$1,000+

  • Monica Butler
  • Kate Cunningham and Ed Friedrich
  • Nancy Elwood
  • Ken and Mimi Fielding
  • Liz and Stace Gordon
  • The Anne Hampton Foundation
  • Ken Kieffer
  • Pat Lantz
  • Gayle Perman
  • Dave and Tom Morris
  • Candace Savage
  • Nancy Taylor
  • Cheryl Hanna-Truscott
  • Uptown Dental
  • Jeff and Judi Wilbert

2021 Donors

$10,000+

  • Stearns Family Foundation

$5,000+

  • Margaret K Ellis
  • Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
  • Laura Inveen
  • Bob Juranich
  • The Meachum Foundation
  • Rotary Club of Gig Harbor

$2,500+

  • Gayle Peach

$1,000+

  • Sandra Anderson
  • Gwen Ash
  • Brian Buskirk
  • Lynda Filson
  • Glein Family Foundation
  • Kurt Grimmer
  • Irene Hanley
  • Kenneth Keiffer
  • John Lantz
  • Dave and Tom Morris
  • Debra Ross
  • Patricia Shuman
  • Kimberly Wenner

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We are committed to transparency in every aspect of funding our organization. Accepting financial support does not mean we endorse donors or their products, services or opinions. We accept gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals, organizations and foundations to help with our general operations, coverage of specific topics and special projects. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates as a public trust, we do not pay certain taxes. We may receive funds from standard government programs offered to nonprofits or similar businesses. Our news judgments are made independently – not based on or influenced by donors or any revenue source. We do not give supporters the rights to assign, review or edit content. We make public all revenue sources and donors who give $1,000 or more per year. As a news nonprofit, we avoid accepting charitable donations from anonymous sources, government entities, political parties, elected officials or candidates seeking public office. We will not accept donations from sources that our board of directors deem to present a conflict of interest with our work or compromise our independence. We will, to the extent permissible by law, respect specific donor requests to maintain public anonymity.